Today will be Mama Pham's first big procedure at the local hospital. So far, she has had all treatment at City of Hope, her transplant hospital. Today, she will be getting a CNS Prophylaxis (Spinal Tap + Chemo) done at St. Joseph's Hospital in Orange County. The travel to City of Hope (35 miles, about 1 hour drive) takes a toll on her so she will get some of her procedures done locally in at St. Joseph's (7 miles, 15 minutes). The procedure is fairly quick, but requires 2 hours of stationary, lie flat recovery. We do not want any leakage of the spinal fluid into the body! The leakage can cause headaches and tingling sensations.She needs a total of 6 preventative CNS Prophylaxes. 3 down, 3 more to go!